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2007 Miami Hurricanes football team

2007 Miami Hurricanes football
Miami Hurricanes logo.svg
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Division Coastal
2007 record 5–7 (2–6 ACC)
Head coach Randy Shannon (1st as head coach, 6th overall year)
Offensive coordinator Patrick Nix (1st year)
Offensive scheme Pro-style
Defensive coordinator Tim Walton (1st year)
Base defense 4–3 Cover 2
Home stadium Miami Orange Bowl
(c. 72,319, grass)
Seasons
← 2006
2008 →
2007 ACC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
Atlantic Division
#10 Boston College x   6 2         11 3  
#21 Clemson   5 3         9 4  
Wake Forest   5 3         9 4  
Florida State   4 4         7 6  
Maryland   3 5         6 7  
NC State   3 5         5 7  
Coastal Division
#9 Virginia Tech x$   7 1         11 3  
Virginia   6 2         9 4  
Georgia Tech   4 4         7 6  
North Carolina   3 5         4 8  
Miami   2 6         5 7  
Duke   0 8         1 11  

Championship: Virginia Tech 30, Boston College 16
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll
1 2 3 4 Total
Miami (FL) 14 3 7 13 37
Florida State 10 10 6 3 29

The 2007 Miami Hurricanes football team, representing the University of Miami was Randy Shannon's first as head coach of his alma mater. It was also the last in which Miami played its home games in the Miami Orange Bowl. Miami was 5–7 for the season.

Miami finished the 2006 season with a 7–6 record, their worst since 1997's 5–6 campaign. Former head coach Larry Coker was fired, after continuous regression following a national championship his first season in 2001. Following a brief coaching search, Randy Shannon, previously the team's defensive coordinator, was hired by the University of Miami.

Since his hiring, Shannon has made several reforms. He has banned firearms, declaring any player carrying one will be dismissed from the team and the school. He also banned the use of cell phones during class, confiscating them from anyone caught with them for two weeks. He requires players maintain a 2.5 grade point average in order to live off campus, and any player who skips class faces extra conditioning as well as demotion on the depth chart. On July 24, Shannon announced to the press that the Hurricanes were stripping the names on the back of their jerseys for the 2007 season, which is highly unusual in Division I football.The Miami Herald then labeled Miami a "no name offense and defense".

Shannon has also hired with six new coaching assistants, headlined by offensive coordinator Patrick Nix, who held the same position in 2006 with Georgia Tech.

During meetings with the ACC media, Shannon stated he believes the team can rebound and win the ACC, saying "I don't expect anything less."

In the pre-season, ESPN listed incoming running back Graig Cooper as one of the top-10 impact freshman for 2007.

Miami began the 2007 season unranked for the first time since 1998.

Three team members were selected to the ACC Pre-Season team: Senior G Derrick Morse, Junior DE Calais Campbell, and Junior S Kenny Phillips.


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